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SYLVANUS F. BOVVSER AND AUGUSTUS BOIVSER, OF FORT WAYNE, INDI- ANA; SAIDSYLVANUS F. BOVSER ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, rTO SARAH F. BOVVSER,OF SAME PLAGE.

STORAGE ANoMAsUmNe'TANK Foa voLATlLe meules.

SPIECIll-"ICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 372,250, datedOctober 25. 1887.

, Application tiled June 2l, 1886.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, SYLvANUs F. BowsER and AUGUSTUS BOWSER, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Fort Wayne, in the county of -Allen andState of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Liquid-Storage Tank orOan, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in liquid-storage tanks or canswhich are used 1o for the storage and for measuring when the liquids aredrawn outfor usemas for delivery-.- such liquids or fluids askerosene-oil, burninguid, and the light combustible products ofpetroleum. i

Such tanks or cans are ordinarily used in dwelling-houses, factories,and stores. Such a tank or can should be made of durable materials,should be for all practical purposes substantially fire-proof, shouldhave 'conven- 2o ient and durable appliances for drawing and accuratelymeasuring the tanks contents, and in cases where the said tank or can isused for the storage of the more combustible substances hereinbeforenamed, which substances are more or less volatile, the said tank or canshould b e made gas or air tight. The said tank or can, in order to meeta ready sale, must be constructed as inexpensivelyas possible. v

The objects of our invention may therefore be stated as follows: first,to provide a substantially tire-proof tank or can for storing to providea convenient device for drawing 3 5 from the said tank or can itscontents, and oney which is adapted to deliver the said contents eitherin the apartment where the said tank or can is located or by means ofreadily-attachable extensions be adapted to deliver the said contents inanother apartment, which may be located above the one where the tank orcan is located; third, t0 provide appliances for accurately measuringthe contents of the said tank or can while it is being withdrawn withoutthe use of outside measuring-vessels; fourth, to provide means by whichany surplus liquid may be returned and mingled with the said liquidcontents of the tank or can without admitting the escape of any gaswhich Serial No. 205,822. (No model.)

may have accumulated in the upper part of 5o the tank or can. Ve attainthese obj ects -by the mechanism illustrated inthe accompany- `ingdrawings, in which- Figure l is a side View with a portion cut away online x to x, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 isa top 55 view of the tank or entireapparatus. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional elevation of the pump andmeasuring devices on line w, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a top view of the'swinging gage with its radial arms U and handle L. Fig..5 is oneenlarged sectional elevation of the top portion of the can, showing themethod of securing the cover and attaching the case P and sink N and itscover on line x', Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional elevation ofthe case P on line x', Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is an enlarged View of the coverof the case P on line x', Fig. 2. Fig'. 8 is another modification of theswinging gage.`

Similar letters referto similar parts throughout the several views. y 7oIn Fig. l, A represents the case of the tank or can, which is made ofheavy tin or of any of the various kinds of plate-iron or other materialadapted to such uses. The tank or can A is preferably made, as shown, ina cylindrical form, and its top construction will be hereinafter more.fully explained.

G represents a pressure-pump,which is fixed to a piece of wood, F, andattached in any suitable way to the side of the tank or can A a shortdistance above its lloor, for the purpose of admittinginto thepumpcylinder theliquid contained in the tank, and in order that the`said pump may be adapted to operate properly the upper extremity of itscylinder also has internal connection with the interior of the saidtank.

At II is represented a vertical conductingpipe, the lower end of whichconnects with the pump G and terminates at its upper extremity in acurved delivery any desired height above the level of the cover C.

I represents a piston-rod which operates the pump, and Ja gage whichgraduates the movement of the said piston-rod I. rI'his gage J admits ofsome variation, which, though somewhat different in detail, accomplishesthe same results in about the same manner, and is for all useful andpractical purposes essentially the same. The preferable forni of thisgage J is illustrated in Figs. l and 3.

J is a vertical rod, which is suspended in bearings at T T. Said rod Jhas a swinging or partially rotary motion, the direction of which isindicated by the double-headed arrow in Fig. 4. This rod J carries theradial finger-dogs U U, Figs. l and 3, and at its upper extremity thehandle L, by which this mechanism is operated, as will be hereinafterfully explained. Another variety of this gage is illustrated in Fig. 8,in which I is the piston-rod, having` to it attached the adjustablecollars K K. To the cover C of the tank or cam Ais attached, by means ofaL nut, d', above and a nut, b, below, the bolt C', in which is pivotedthe swinging arm Z, the operation of which will be hereinafterdescribed.

C represents the cover of the tank or can, and at the top of the side ofthe said tank or can is secured the angle-iron B. Between the cover Cand the top fiange of the angle B is placed any suitable packing, D, forthe purpose of making an air-tight joint when the cover is secured bymeans of bolts E. YVhen it is not desired to reinove the cover C, it maybe soldered on in the ordinary manner.

.At N is inserted a Sink, which may belowered into and extend above thecover C, about as shown, or varied to suit the maker, having more aboveor more below the cover C, as dcsired or thought best; but we prefer toplace it about as shown in the drawings. In the center of the bottom ofthe sink N is a large opening, O, of indefinite size.

l is a case adapted in size and forni to just fill the sink II, beingopen at its top, and having in its side the notch or groove R, runningentirelyaround the said case, and inits baseplate the pipe or tube S,the inner part of which tube S connects with the inner part of the caseI). Tile tube S is open at its lower extremity and connects with theinside ofthe tank or can A. At the lower extremity of the sink N thereis represented an inturning flange, upon which the case P rests, andbetween these parts I have shown a packing, It', which may be 4used ornot, as desired, in connection with any suitable packing placed in thenotch or groove R, for the purpose of forining an air-light connectionbetween the parts II and I).

At Y is a lid forming a closing for the case P, and at the apex of thesaid lid is a depression forming a funnel and having connection withtheinside of the ease I), the use of which will be hereinafter fullyexplained.

In Fig. l this tank or can is represented as being complete, and it willbe ready for use when supplied with the liquid which it is intended tostore. I-Iavingbeen so supplied,the lid Y is reinoved,and any desiredvessel which is to be used asa receptacle for the liquid now to be drawnfrom the tank A is placed in the case I under the curved delivery of thepipe H. If, now, it is desired to draw one measure,

(such as two quarts) the rod J is swung to one sidein the direction ofone of the arrow-heads,

according to the side of the rod J that the` radial finger may be on, sothat one ofthe radial fingers U will be disposed in a vertical linedirectly over the dog K, which dog K is fastened to the piston-rod I.Now, when the piston-rod I is raised a snfiicient distance,the dog Kwill engage the said finger U and arrest the movement ofthe saidpiston-rod I. The raising of the said rod I having raised thepiston-head in the cylinder Gand drawn within the said cylinder thedesired measure of liquid through the valve at h, a downward movement tothe end ofthe stroke ofthe said piston-rod I will send the said liquidout ofthe said cylinder G and through the valve at e up thedelivery-pipe II, when it will be discharged into the receptacle in thecase I), before mentioned. In like manner, if two measures of liquid aredesired (four quarts) to be delivered. the rod J is moved so that theupper finger U will be in a vertical line over the dog K.when theoperation of raising the piston-rod I is repeated until the dog Kengages the upper radial finger U and is again depressed to the end ofits stroke and a double measure ofliquid has been delivered, as beforedescribed.

It is obvious that a larger or a smaller number ofthe radial lingersUmay be placed upon the rod J and set different distances apart to givedifferent measures of liquid, representing pints, quarts, gallons, &c.,or other measures. In like manner in Fig. 8 the swinging arni Z andcollars K K fill the office in this mechanism which -is filled by theradial lingers U U and swinging rod J and collar K in Figs. 1 and 3. Themeasure of liquid having been drawn into the receptacle, ashereinbel'ore described, the receptacle is relnoved from the case I andthe lid Y replaced, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 5, to protect the saidease I from dust and dirt.

The object of the funnel in the top of the lid is to catch any drippingswhich may fall from the delivery-pipe II and conduct the saine withinthe case l.

In Figs. 1, 2, and 5 we have illustrated the case I? having connected atils lower extremity the pipe S, which pipe S extends nearly to thebottom of the tank or can A. The object of this pipe S is to form anairtight connection with the upper surface of the'liquid in the saidtank or can and prevent tlie escape of gas which may arise from thestored liquid in the can. The further use of the said pipe S is as aconveyor through which the said tank or can A may be filled, or throughwhich overflowing liquids from the delivery-pipe H, as well as anysurplus liquid which at any time may have been drawn, may be returned tothe interior of' the tank or can A. To allow the ingress of air as theliquid is withdrawn, for the purpose of maintaining thc atmosphericpressure within the said tank necessary to the proper operation of thepump, any suitable internally- IOS IIS

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I opening valve, C, may be applied to the side of the said tank, asshown at C in Fig.'5.

To get at the interior of this tank or can for the purpose of cleaningor otherwise, it is only necessary to lift the case P out of the sink N,when access to the inside may be had through the holeor large opening O.

Before any measure ofliquid is drawn from this tank or can, ashereinbefore described, it is first necessary to fill with the storedliquid the ascendingcolumn, termed'herein the det livery-pipe,77 fromits base at the valve e to its overiiow at its top g. This is performedby drawing upward and forcing downward the piston-rod I, which movementsforce the said liquid into. the delivery-pipe H the desired height, whenthe proper length of strokes of the piston-rod I, under control of thegraduating apparatus hereinbefore described, `will deliver the desiredmeasures of liquid.

When it is desired to deliver the contents of this tank or can into anapartment which may be located above the apartment in which thisapparatus is located, it is only necessary u to extend the delivery-pipeH, piston-rod I,

and swinging rod J the desired distance, and

, to have a suitable connection with the dripping-funnel, which islocated in the cover Y.

pipe S, said pipe S communicating at its lower extremity with theinterior of the can A, substantially as shown and described.

2. In combination with a liquid -storage tank or can having the cover Cand case P, the cover Y, with a funnel in its upper extremity,substantially asshown and described.

3. A pump having the eylinderG and pis ton-rod I, in combination withcollar` or collars K and swinging stop or stops,'substan tially as shownand described.

SYLVANUS F. BOVVSER. AUGUSTUS BOVSER.

Witnesses:

DANIEL W. SoUDEn, JACOB J. KERN.

